Welcome back to school and to 5th grade!  I look forward to an outstanding year with all of you!

Upcoming dates: 

September 14 – Early release for students at 12:15.

October 12 – Early release for students at 12:15.

October 25 – Greenfield Village (stay tuned for more details)

This week in our classroom:

Read-a-loud – Out of My Mind

Math – This week we will start the year with a quick review of fractions and operations before we jump into unit #1

Science – We will begin working with the CER (Claim, Evidence, Reasoning) format right away so that students become very comfortable working through Scientific Processes.

ELA/History – Please check out Mrs. Bouwens’ Blog

http://bouwens.edublogs.org/

Homework – Make sure that you have a great novel with you at school and at home.